Discovering the universe behind the museum: the CRHA.

CRHA

Vision

The CRHA is recognized as the pre-eminent source of knowledge and interpretation of Canadian railway history, and achieves this through the excellence of its research, conservation, museological, educational, archival, and publication activities.

Mission

The Canadian Railroad Historical Association is a volunteer non-profit charitable organization, founded in 1932 and incorporated in 1941.

The CRHA encourages and facilitates research and interpretation of Canadian railway history. It publishes and promotes its work for the benefit of historians and other interested people.

Divisions

There are many Divisions of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA) across Canada : Calgary & South-Western, Esquimalt & Nanaimo, Kingston, Niagara, Pacific Coast; each organizing its own meetings, projects and activities.

Many of them have their own publications covering railway news and related activities in their own area.

Collection

Over the course of the past eighty years, the Canadian Railroad Historical Association has collected and preserved extremely rare railway objects that testify to the major role that railroads played in our country’s development.

Canadian Rail

It includes historical articles, essays and photo stories of Canada’s national, regional or urban railways, as well as various texts showcasing railway vehicles.